Walter Gotschke: 1951 winter impression

The 1951 January issue of ‘Das Auto’ shows the beautiful impression of a Mercedes 170S driving up a snowy mountain road, illustrated by Walter Gotschke.
Like in many of his drawings and paintings, he tells a little story. Here obviously some people are heading for winter sports. Skis and gear are fixed to the roof of the car and the wheels dig their tracks into the freshly fallen and powdery snow.
Walter Gotschke is the master in creating atmospheric illustrations, with gouache on card or paper, very expressive and loose. As everything but the Mercedes logo and few parts of the car are painted with lavish brush strokes the artist creates a sense of speed and dynamics. Gotschke not only captures a car on a snowy mountain road, he also expresses the feeling of freedom and excitement.

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Skilled craftsmen, artists and designers shaped the bodywork of the automobile since the early days of motoring.
Professional artists, illustrators, photographers and sculptors were commissioned to visualize these creations again, mostly for commercial purposes like adverts, posters or sales catalogues.
These artworks express the zeitgeist of the automobile in it's historical and cultural context, and can be compiled into an individual category of art - Automotive Art.
The aim is to create an overview over the historical development of Automotive Art and highlight the most important milestones of car design and it's artistic interpretations in applied and fine arts.
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